In This Episode, We Talk About

Limb Salvage Research

Creating pathways for filling this need

Early mentors and lessons learned

Multi-specialty collaboration and building teams

Gaps in patient care and technology in the industry today

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We’re back continuing our conversation with Dr. Leigh Ann O’Banion. Dr. O’Banion is board certified in General and Vascular Surgery. Before completing her General Surgery Residency and Vascular Fellowship in California at the University of California San Francisco Fresno(UCSF), Dr. O’Banion received her undergraduate degree in Biologic Sciences and Medical Degree at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. Coming full circle, Dr. Leigh Ann O’Banion is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Surgery at UCSF. In this part 2 episode of our conversation, we dive into limb salvage, and assembling a dream multidisciplinary team! From Dr. O’Banion’s thoughts on gaps in patient care in the industry, to learning more about her and how she manages work-life balance, we continue to get to know this incredible surgeon leading the way in her industry.

03:30 Collaboration, reducing amputations, and providing Vascular care to underserved populations.

07:15 What advice do you have for bringing a multidisciplinary team together?

09:20 Dr. O’Banion on enrolling the first Abbott Life below the knee trial patient.

14:00 How can we address and attack the gaps in patient care?

16:50 Are there device gaps you see in the industry today that should be developed?

20:40 How do you manage work-life balance as a Vascular Surgeon?

23:20 What do you do for fun in your free time?

25:15 What is the mortality of an amputee within 2 - 5 years?

In This Episode, We Talk About:

• Limb salvage research
• Creating pathways for filling this need
• Early mentors and lessons learned
• Multi-specialty collaboration and building teams

Resources + Links:

Connect with Dr. O'Banion on Twitter | https://twitter.com/limbsalvagedr 

Connect with Dr. O'Banion on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/leigh-ann-o-banion-909115108/

Western Vascular Society | http://westernvascularsociety.org/hye-and-founders/ 

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In This Episode, We Talk About:

• Tips and Techniques from a Cryoballoon expert.
• Advise Dr. Su would give himself as a fellow.
• Growth personally and professionally as he has made moves, grown his private practice, and taken on new roles.

Resources + Links:

Connect with Dr. Su on Twitter | https://twitter.com/su_wilber

Connect with Dr. Su on LinkedIn | Wilbur Su

Check out Dr. Su Research - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=wilber+su. 

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We have the Cryoballoon expert himself, sharing his techniques for Cryoballoon Ablation and Radio Frequency! In this episode, we’re continuing our conversation with Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Dr. Wilber Su! Dr. Su is the Chief of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Director of the Electrophysiology Fellowship at Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. He is also a clinical associate professor of medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Su is board certified in cardiovascular disease, clinical cardiac electrophysiology, and internal medicine. Tune in as Dr. Su shares everything from Cryoballoon and RF tips and techniques, advice for finances and the business side of medicine, and what work-life balance looks like for him!

03:00 What has your transition been like going from private practice to working for Banner University?

08:30 How transitions, new moves, and new roles challenge you to grow.

12:15 Leading technology and patient care with Cryoballoon Ablation.

15:30 How have the tools you’ve had in your arsenal evolved over the past 16 years? 

20:00 What has the experience been like teaching all over the world?

24:50 Do you still use Radio Frequency, and how do you choose between Cryoballoon and RF?

29:15 What is a key to success you can share with Cryoballoon?

32:00 What are some tips and techniques you can share about Radio Frequency?

36:20 What do you see for the future of cardiac electrophysiology?

38:30 Advice Dr. Su would give himself as a fellow.

40:00 How can we achieve work-life balance with a busy career and family?

41:40 What is a non-medical book you recommend?

44:15 What do you do for fun?

In This Episode, We Talk About:

Growing up in a household of a doctor, and all of Dr. Su’s siblings becoming doctors.

The early mentors that inspired Dr. Su to specialize in Cardiac EP.

The business side of medicine: Growing a practice, and transitioning to Banner University.

Resources + Links:

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Dr. Su Profile l https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilber-su-3451316/

Dr. Su Research l https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=wilber+su

Dr. Su Twitter l https://twitter.com/su_wilber

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Show Notes:

Business and Medicine go hand in hand! You’ve found your specialty, put in the years of school, residency, and fellowship, and then it’s time to get to business helping your patients! In this episode, we’re joined by Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Dr. Wilber Su. Dr. Su is the Chief of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Director of the Electrophysiology Fellowship at Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. He is also a clinical associate professor of medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Su is board certified in cardiovascular disease, clinical cardiac electrophysiology, and internal medicine. As we dive into this Part 1 episode of our conversation, we get to learn more about the upbringing and early mentors that helped shape Dr. Su, and his journey from joining a practice, starting his own practice, and making the move to Banner University.

04:30 Where did you grow up?

11:00 Making the shift from engineering to become a doctor.

14:00 The power of early mentors and being introduced to Cardiac Electrophysiology.

16:15 What led you to do your fellowship at Mayo in Rochester?

18:40 Who are some mentors that guided you during your residency and fellowship?

21:15 What brought you to Phoenix, Arizona?

25:00 The business side: Making the decision to join another practice, and how to grow it!

31:15 Learning about the business of medicine and going solo!

36:20 What has the transition been like making the move from private practice  to Banner University?

In This Episode, We Talk About:

• The evolution of technology in the industry.
• Ways to evolve yourself as a physician and leader.
• How to stand out as a Specialist in a city with many other great physicians in your industry.

Resources + Links:

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Show Notes:

We’re back with Interventional Cardiologist, Dr. Hursh Naik. During his fellowship at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles he became involved in the early clinical trials investigating use of percutaneous aortic valve replacement in patients with aortic stenosis. Dr. Naik is currently Chief of Cardiology and Director of Structural Heart Disease at St Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona as well as the Clinical Professor at Creighton School of Medicine. In this part 2 episode of our conversation, we talk about the development of stents and technology, as well as the need to be open to change as a Physician in an ever evolving industry. Dr. Naik also shares advice for students, fellows, and ways he is constantly challenging himself to be a better communicator and leader.

03:00 The evolution of stents, and studying which patients would benefit from them where they have been avoided in the past.

07:15 What technology do you see developing in the future?

09:40 Keys to success when working with other Doctors in collaboration.

12:30 How do you differentiate yourself as an Interventional Cardiologist?

16:00 What advice would you give students and fellows today?

18:00 How important is it to be engaged with the industry?

20:40 Ways to challenge yourself to embrace change.

23:15 What non-medical books are you currently reading?

25:00 What do you like to do for fun?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

The early mentors and experiences that led Dr. Naik to medicine.

Dr. Naik’s experience being a physician at ground zero on 9/11.

Dr. Naik’s thoughts on rapidly evolving technology he sees in interventional cardiology.

Resources + Links:

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Show Notes:

In this episode we’re joined by Interventional Cardiologist, Dr. Hursh Naik. During his fellowship at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles he became involved in the early clinical trials investigating use of percutaneous aortic valve replacement in patients with aortic stenosis. Dr. Naik is currently Chief of Cardiology and Director of Structural Heart Disease at St Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona as well as the Clinical Professor at Creighton School of Medicine. We talk about early mentors and experiences that led him to specialize in cardiology, as well as Dr. Naik’s story being a physician at ground zero in NYC on 9/11 and the days that followed. Of course on this show we not only talk about the past, but the future as well! Tune in to hear Dr. Naik’s thoughts on the rapid development of technology to come!

04:00 What inspired you to specialize in Cardiology?

06:40 How did taking a year to travel impact your life?

08:20 Early mentors in New York City while attending Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

11:30 What was your experience like being at Ground Zero in NYC on 9/11?

14:00 Identifying himself as a Physician and being picked up by a military ambulance.

16:15 What did they have you do the following days after 9/11?

20:20 Dodgers or Giants?

21:40 What was your experience like during your fellowship at Cedars Sinai?

24:00 The rapidly evolving technology around valve replacement and repair.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Dr. Armstrong's thoughts on preventing the stairway to amputation.
• The importance of collaboration and finding mentors.
• Advice Dr. Armstrong would give the next generation of surgeons regarding mentors.

Resources + Links:

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/dgarmstrong/ 
www.DFCon.com
https://limbpreservationsociety.org/

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We’re honored to continue our conversation with Dr. David Armstrong in this special part 2 episode! Dr. Armstrong is founder and co-director of Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA). He has produced more than 575 peer-reviewed research papers and dozens of scholarly medical journals. Among his many titles, Dr. Armstrong is also the Director of USC’s National Science Foundation and has been selected as one of the first 6 international wound care ambassadors. In 2008 he was the 25th youngest ever member elected to the podiatric medicine hall of fame, and the first podiatric surgeon to become a member of the society of Vascular Surgery. In this episode, we talk about Dr. Armstrong’s involvement with Southern Arizona Salvage Alliance (SALSA), the American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS), and

03:15 What was the collaboration like creating Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA)?

09:30 Toe and flow: how the worlds of Vascular Surgery and Podiatrics collide to meet common goals.

13:50 What is the program you’ve built at USC similar to SALSA in Arizona?

16:50 Eliminating preventable amputations with American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS).

19:00 The New England journal of medicine: Diabetic Foot Ulcers and their Recurrence.

21:00 The difference between healing, and being in remission.

26:50 What if we could identify issues 10 years earlier to prevent patients from the need for amputation?

30:00 Diagnostics that can help identify risks and promote healing.

31:40 What advice would you give yourself as a new surgeon that could help new surgeons today?

34:50 Why is marketing so important to get your practice and conferences out there?

39:00 Dogs or cats?

39:40 What do you do to relax?

41:00 Dodgers or Giants?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• The value and high regard Dr. Armstrong has for traveling as a family.
• How Podiatry and Vascular Surgery have  evolved as specialties.
• What the  process was like creating DFCON, and what to expect at the upcoming conference.

Resources + Links:

Reserve your ticket for DFCON

Dfcon.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dgarmstrong/ 

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Show Notes:

Dr. David Armstrong is founder and co-director of Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA). He has produced more than 575 peer-reviewed research papers and dozens of scholarly medical journals. Among his many titles, Dr. Armstrong is also the Director of USC’s National Science Foundation and has been selected as one of the first 6 international wound care ambassadors. In 2008 he was the 25th youngest ever member elected to the podiatric medicine hall of fame, and the first podiatric surgeon to become a member of the society of Vascular Surgery. In this episode, we talk about Dr. Armstrong’s early mentors, how the specialty has evolved over the years, and what we see for the future and next generation of surgeons. 

07:00 How experiences and traveling in his youth have shaped Dr. Armstrong to who he is today.

11:40 How did you meet your wife through traveling?

17:30 Carrying on traditions of traveling as a family and the gift of perspective.

22:00 What was it like learning from your early mentors like Dr. Bolton and Dr. Brand?

28:15 The early days of podiatry, learning from mentors, and how Vascular Surgery has evolved as a specialty.

35:40 What was your transition like to doing research at the VA?

39:50 What was it like starting DFCON?

41:15 What to expect at the upcoming DFCON Conference!

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How Dr. Singh case plans.
• Advice Dr. Singh would give young surgeons listening today.
• What has made the Pacific Northwest Endovascular Conference (PNEC) a success.

Resources + Links:

Learn more about the Pacific Northwest Endovascular Conference (PNEC)

pnec-seattle.org

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Show Notes:

We’re joined today by Dr. Niten Singh, MD, FACS! Niten Singh is a board-certified surgeon at Harborview Medical Center, Director of the Limb Preservation Service at the Regional Vascular Center at Harborview, Program Director of the UW Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency and Fellowship and a UW Professor of Surgery and Associate Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery. He is the founder and Program Chair of the Pacific Northwest Endovascular Conference (PNEC), past president of the Pacific Northwest Vascular Society, and a Distinguished Fellow of the Society for Vascular Surgery.

03:15 What is the latest you’re doing with fenestrated?

07:30 How do you case plan? What tools do you use for complex cases?

10:50 Selecting the type of graft for complex anatomy.

12:20 Do you use spinal protection?

16:40 How do you reduce embolization risk?

17:30 Are you a fan of music or silence in the OR?

20:15 What advice would you give young surgeons listening today?

23:50 How can I stay organized and focused in the OR as a new surgeon?

26:20 What is a recent non-medical book you’ve read?

28:00 What do you like to do for fun?

29:20 Creating the Pacific Northwest Endovascular Conference and what has made it successful.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

Life as an army surgeon, and how it shapes you.

Why you need to search out great mentors.

How to build a team that works well together.

Resources + Links:

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Show Notes:

We’re joined today by Dr. Niten Singh, MD, FACS! Niten Singh is a board-certified surgeon at Harborview Medical Center, Director of the Limb Preservation Service at the Regional Vascular Center at Harborview, Program Director of the UW Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency and Fellowship and a UW Professor of Surgery and Associate Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery. He is the founder and Program Chair of the Pacific Northwest Endovascular Conference (PNEC), past president of the Pacific Northwest Vascular Society, and a Distinguished Fellow of the Society for Vascular Surgery.

02:31 - Who is Dr. Niten Singh, MD, FACS?

05:12 - Why did Dr. Singh choose to become a vascular surgeon?

09:12 - What lessons were learned from being a first-generation immigrant?

13:27 - What’s it like serving as a surgeon on combat tours in the army?

21:04 - How does serving in the military affect your family at home?

22:37 - Why was Dr. Singh awarded the Bronze Star Medal?

24:10 - Who were some of your earliest mentors?

28:00 - The impact of Dr. Benjamin Starnes and the work they’re doing with limb preservation.

33:30 - How do you build a successful team that works well together?

37:37 - Why you should specialize and do what you do best.